Poppy was laying in the sun. Her little legs were bare and her arms were too, as she kicked and waved at the clouds as they passed overhead.
Ianto had decided his chicks needed fresh air and as he weeded the garden he watched Miller balancing on the garden's concrete edging.
Ianto's long flowing hair was curled up into a bun with a little tail poking out and he was humming softly as he attacked a patch of dense weeds with venom.
The lights he had once imagined were now installed and the pagoda was under construction in the corner of the yard. Although he'd not spoken of it yet, he imagined his little girl playing in it with her tea set as she played tea-parties with her teddies and maybe one day marry her love under the weeping willows framing it.
As he flicked dirt at Miller who shrieked and ran over to Poppy for a check Jack wandered out of the lounge onto the deck and he smiled down at his little family.
He watched Miller lean over his baby sister and check she was OK before running off with a roar and flapping arms.
Jack settled into a deck chair and took a sip from the glass of lemonade sitting on the table. He noted the amount of sugar and wondered if Ianto's diet needed checking. He was craving sugar since Poppy came along and he made mental note to ask Owen if it was normal.
Poppy was making little gurgling noises as Ianto hummed and Jack smiled at the thought of her singing along with her Taddy. Would she have a welsh accent? Miller seemed to copy them both.
Miller was now standing on the deck of the almost finished pagoda and he made a small squawking noise before leaping off with his little arms flapping wildly.
"Still no John, Cariad?" Ianto asked as he held up a worm for Miller to squeal at.
"Yep. That game has him completely consumed." Jack said proud of his purchase that had kept John out of Ianto's hair for several days.
"Um, Hon? Does Miller think he's a bird?" Jack asked as Miller squawked and ran around Poppy again.
"Mmm? Oh, no. He's being Myfanwy I think." Ianto said distractedly as he wondered if he had just pulled a daisy instead of a weed, "Why?"
"Nothing babe. Just that he's eaten that worm you gave him"
